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MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1931.

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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Wednesday, 5th August Tuesday,

18th August,

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan, Ports.

25th August.

8th September.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

ASAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

HIYE MARU

HEIAN MARU

Tuesday, Tuesday,

SUWA MARU

Saturday,

8th August.

FUSHIMI MARU

Saturday,

22nd August.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

22nd August.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

26th September.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

IYO MARU...

† NAGATO MARU

Tuesday, Thursday,

11th August. 27th August. Honolulu,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

12th September.

3rd August. 21st August.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genos.

Saturday,

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama,

ATAGO. MARU

Monday,

† KURAMA MARU

Friday,

† DELAGOA MARU

Thursday, 13th August.

† TOTTORI MARÜ

Saturday, . 8th August. Saturday,

15th August.

Wednesday,

5th August 0th August. 21st August-

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

† AKITA....MARU

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

TERUKUNI MARU.....

+ CALCUTTA, MARU (Kobe direct) Thursday, ATSUTA MARU (Nagasaki direct), Friday,

+ Carge only.

For further information apply to:- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30201.

(Private exchange to all departments.)

K.

WATER LEVELS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Details for West, North

and East Rivers.

.

The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in feet the water levels on the Weat River, North River and East River on the date named:

July July West River at Shishing...27.0 30.3

30 81 North River at Samshui ... 9.0 North River at Taingyuen.16.2 18.0 East River al Sheklung ... 8.7 5.8 The highest lovels recorded jare:-Shiubing, 41 feet; Tsing- yuen, 29.2 feet; Samahal, 278 feet; Sheklung, 11.5 feet.

0.8

The lowest levels on record are minus 5 fest at Samshul and minus 2.7 feet at Sheklung.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Saturday, August 1. · Fooshing, British str., 1,423 tons, Capt. S. O. Mitford, from Can- ton, buoy No. B2.-J. M. & Co. Golden Horn, American str., 4,011.

tons, Capt. M. E. Shigley, from Shanghai, Stonecutters Anchor- age States S.S. Co. Huichow, British atr., 1,222 tons, Capt. E. M. Gellle, from Can- ton, T.S.R. Wharf.-B. & S. Hydrangea, British str. 561 tons, Capt. P. W. Gleraon, from Swatow. Chiu On Wharf Chit On S.S. Co. President Jefferson, American str., 8,443. tons, Capt. A. O. Lustie, from Shanghal, Kowloon Wharf.-A.M.L. 6th Aug. Texas, American str., 8,533 tons, Captain A. D. Hansen, from Shanghai, Stonecutters Anchor- age. States S.S. Co.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Ruenos Aires. Maru

Thurs.,

3rd Sept.

6th Aug.

& BUENOS AIRES

via

Saigon, Singapore, Colom

ba, Durban & Capetown.

MOMBASA. ZANZIBAR,

DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA.Africa Maru

Thurs.,

LOURENCO MARQUES,

DURBAN, PORT ELIZA

BETH & CAPETOWN

THENCE TO RIO DE

JANEIRO, SANTOS

BUENOS AIRES vin Singa.

pore & Colombo

BOURNE, AUCKLAND &

BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL: Melbourne Maru.

Thurs.,

WELLINGTON via Manila.

JAPAN PORTS (Frequent

Services).

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT Atlas Maru

Blon..

19th Aug.

TERDAM & ANTWERP

vin Singapore, Colombo,

Suez & Port Said.

NEW YORK via Japan porta, Kwanzai Maru

Los Angeles

Call Direct

& Panaota. Kinal. Maru

Tues., Tues..

16th Sept 15th Sept.-

at Boston,

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

BOMBAY via Singapore. Celebes Maru

Tues.,

4th Aug.

Penang & Calombo .......

CALCUTTA vin Singapore,

Belawan Deli & Rangoon.

HAIPHONG via Haihow. Menado Maru

Thurs.,

Pakhol (Fortnightly),

KEELUNG và Swatov &

Ampy (3 p.m. every Sun-

day).

TAKAO via Swatow & Amoy Deli Maru

(Fortnightly).

Thurs.,,

For further particulars please apply to

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

BRITISH

Telephone. 26661.

Venezia, Italian str., 4,877 tona, apt. E. Teriani, from Shang- hai, Stonecutters Anchorage.- Dodwell & Co.

Sunday, August 2... Atago Maru, Japanese str., 4.516 tons, Capt. S., Miyairi, from Manlla, buoy No. A8-N.Y.K. Diana Dollar, American str., 4,322 tons, Capt. M. C. Diederichsen, from Dairen, buoy No. AG- Dollar SS. Line.

Hai Hing, Norwegian str., 1,445

tons, Capt. Olaf S. Olsen, from Hoihow; buoy No. B19.Thore- sen & Co.

4th Aug. Hai Ning, British atr., 832 tona, Captain A. H. Stewart, from Swatow, Douglas Wharf. Douglas S.S. Co.

WUCHOW LINE

SAILING DATES FOR AUG, 1931 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wachow 3 p.m.

Steamer.

Arrives

Leaves Hong Kong Wuchow

TAI MING MON. TAI HING WED. TAI MING SUN. TAI, HING TUES. TAI MING FRL TAI HING MON. TAIMING WED. TAI HING SUN. TAI MING TUES. TAI HING FRI

Leaves Wachow

3rd WED. 5th THURS. 6th FRI.

5th FRI

7th SAT.

11th WED.

13th FRI. 18th MON

•

Shipping

Intelligence.

LÄNEN ON HERTY.

U.S. SHIPBUILDING PLANS.

Considerable Sums Involved.

WHO'S WHO.

Passengers on President Grant.

Among the prominent passengers on the 8.8. President Grant who ar rived in Hong Kong on August. 3.-

were:-

PASSENGER LISTS:

ARRIVALS.

New York, June 23, A shipbuilding programme, in

Prof. Joseph R. Hayden, of the volving $17,000,000 (£3,400,000), University of Michigan. He is en was launched by the Grace Line to- route to United States after a Kearny, NJ., of the first of four day, when the keel was laid at Summer trip in the Orient.

Mr. Ben Holmes of the Associat- new liners which are to be bullied Oll Co. en route to San Fran- with a displacement of 16,000 tone, cisco on a vacation.

Stimulated by the aid of Govern.. ment loans, which amounted to $131,500,000 (£26,300,000) by the end of last year, and by generous mail contracts under the Jones- White Act of 1928, American ship builders have embarked on a 10- year construction programme call- ing for the building of about 50 Mr. N. Alferieff, Mr. and Mrs. ships with a tonnage of nearly D. B. Haverkamp. Mr. and Mrs. 700,000. In addition, the contracts J. E. MacDonald, Mrs. E. Ott, Mr. provide for rebuilding or remodel- C. Reich, Miss M, G. White, Mr. ing about 200,000. prose tons,

W. A. Zimmern. costing more than $15,000,000 (£3,100,000).

Per es. Prealdent Jefferson on July 81:-

Arrival by the 88. President Grant on August 3:

Miss Ruth Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dodson.. Mrs. Sue' D. Ellis, Mr. Hayden, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Go Simson, Mr. J. R. Jones, Mr. Gregorio Labrador, Miss Marie L. Michel, Miss Mary, McPike, Mrs. Nellie Petter, Miss Mabel Platz, Mr. Walter Smith, Misa Isabel Taliaferro, Mr. Anton Van-Byzen,. Mr. P. L. Wills,

DEPARTURES.

The United States Shipping Board reports that 26 vessels for foreign trade, costing a total of $110,838,000 (£28,387,000), are un der construction in American ship yards. Five additional vessels are being reconstructed for overeen trade at a cost of $8,888,000.

Among the ships included in the new programme of construction are two liners of the United States Lines, Inc., to cost about $10,500,- 000, (22,100,000) aplece, and to have a gross tonnage of approxi- mately 50,000 each and a speed of

Per. P. and O.. Khyber for Max- 28 knots. Their construction de scilles, Casablanca, London, Hull, pande, however, en satisfactory Rotterdam and Antwerp via, Singa mall contracts being guaranteed by pore, Penang, Colombo, Aden and Congress, where there is consider- Port Said, August 1 of large sums at present upon ad- Miss G. E. Dunk, W. Fothergill, W. able opposition to the expenditure Stoker J. P. Craigie, E. H. Dyer, ventures in 80 overcrowded a field T. Fea, Ch. Yeo. Sigs H. G. Giles, ES shipping. Whereas before the J. C. Jarvis, E.R.A., H. Y. Jung, H. War only 8 per cent of American F. Knapp, A. E. Murtha, S.P.O., Dr. tonnage was carried in American A. Mistowski, Y. C. Man, Mrs. J. L ships, the proportion is now about Osborne, S. N. Peel, E.R.A., J. B. 40 per cent. fifth place among seafaring coun- Miss E. Summerskill, Mr. and Mrs. Britain now claims Pickard, E.R.A., J. Q. Richarde, tries.

W. H. Smith L. E. Taber, W. Turner P.O., F. J. F. Tingay, E. W. Walters C.P.O., E. E. Wood, J. M. Watts, H. Yamanaka

“NAUTILUS.”

Touches

Norway...

at

Bergen, Saturday. o'clock this morning. The "Nautilus" arrived here at

for the Arctic via Norway.

She left Plymouth on July 28

Router.

(Bergen is a seaport in Norway, 190 miles W.N.W. of Christianin, has which is defended by several a deep sheltered harbour, forts. It is an important fish market, and Fish Fairs are held from May to Jutie and July to August. These fairs are attend- ed by fishermen and other seg men of all nationalities.]

HONG KONG TIDES.

The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is noon. The heights are referred to the datum_of_the_largest scale: Ad- should be added to the depths given miralty chart of the place and on the chart unless preceded by an asterisk (*); when they should be subtracted from the depths,

DATE

August

13th Aug. Javanese Prince, British str., 3,656 tons, Captain J. Smith, from Shanghal, buoy No. A7-Fur-6 ness (Far East), Ltd.. Menado Maru, Japanese str. 1,295 tons, Capt. Kawamata, from Hoihow, O. S. K. Wharf O.S.K. Newchwang, British str., 1,480 tons, Capt. T. Atkins, from Amoy, buoy No B17.-B. & S. Sansel Maru, Japanesc str., 1,820 tons, Capt, S. Kajikawa, from Dairen, buoy No. B21-D.K.K. Soochow, British str., 1,594 tons, Capt. R. H. Fairley, from Swa- tow, buoy No. A16.-B. & S. Tonkin, French str., 906 tons, Capt. J. Bonnamour, from Fort Bayard, buoy No. C5.-M. M.' Toyohashi Maru, Japanese str., The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Wod

4,842 tone, Capt. Hirvae, from Canada, arrived at Yokohama on Singapore, Kowloon Wharf August 1 (Sat.) at 9.30 a.m., loft

Thom Yokohama on August 1 (Sat.) at 4 Fr. Zuiaho Maru, Japanese str., 1,484 pm, and is due at Hong Kong on tone, Capt. F. Tanaka, from August 7 (Fri), am. She leaves Canton, Wanchal Anchorage Hong Kong for Manila on August

·Hidaka" & Co.

7 (Fri.) at 6 p.m.

Arrives Hong Kong

21st SAT. 25th WED. 26th THURS. 27 PRI 28th SUN. 30th MON.

2nd THURS.

7th 9th 12th THURS. 13th 14th SAT. 15th 17th TUES 18th 19th THURS 20th, FRI. 21st

22nd SUN

23rd

8th SUN.

- 26th | THURS. 27th 28th SAT. 29th 31st TUES

3rd FRL

1st, 4th

9th TUES. 13th THURS. 14th SUN. 17th WED.. 19th FRI. 23rd TUES.

TAIMING MON. 31st WED.

Forts of Call-Samahul, Shuthing, Takhing & Doshing. Fares Return (not including meals) $20.00.

Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board.

Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Wharf.

For information apply to

29, Connaught Road, West,

Phone. 20893.

SANG WO Co.

Ltd.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

K. FUJIYAMA

PHOTOGRAPHER

ANNOUNCES HIS REMOVAL

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS. OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

WYNDHAM STREE

August 8 to 9, 1981.

CHATREDOW WATCH.

at

THE BIG

4

WADAYS”, OFF

VCEAN TRAVEL.

Go

Empress"

The White Empresses are the largest and

fastest liners on the Pacific.

QUICKEST TIME!

12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND USA

Hong Kong Shanghai

Lakya

Leave

Kobe Takshama Vansover Leare Leave Arriva

Empress of Canada Aug. 15 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 30 Empress of Russia Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept. 5. Sept. 14 Empress of Japan Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 27 Empress of Asia Sept. 26 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 12 Empress of Canada Oct. 10. Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 25 Empress of Russia Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct 31 Nov. Empress of Japan Nov. 7. Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nav. 14 Nov. 22 Empress of Asia Nov. 20 Nov. 23-Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Dec. Empress of Canada Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 20 Empress of Russia Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 21 Dec. 26 Jan. "Empress of Russia" and "Empress of Asia" call at Nagasaki.

►

Special Through Fares To Europe

$120-$112-£89—£79.

HONG KONG MANILA.

EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Leave Hong Kong Arrive Manila

Aug. 7

Aug. 20

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Telephones: Passenger 20752.

THE

Aug. 9

Aug.-22

Freight 20012,

FUNNEL

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE.

"ANTENOR" "PHILOOTETE

5th Aug. For Pork Saith, Marsellos Lundon, Botterdam, Hamburg and Qlangow 18th Aug. For Port Said, Me, Caas blanca, London; Rotterdam and Hambarg

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

PL. Aug. For Port Said, 'pool. Havre & Glasgow lat, Seps. For Port Said, Lpool, Havre à Glasgow NEW YORK SERVICE.

"RHEXENOR" 7 Aug For Bonton, New York, and Baltimore vis Philippines and Slagaporn

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PACIFIC SERVICE.

(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA:); ***PROTESILAUS! 22nd Aug For Viatoris, Vansonvar & Boattie

"IXION."

17th Rept For Vistoria, Vancouver Seattie INWARD SERVICE.

BUMAEDS Due 8th Aug For Shanghal & Heakor

Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommoda- tion at specially reduced fares.NE

For freight, passage rater and Information apply to the undermentioned

All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's Bill of Lading.»

Butterfield & Swire,

Agente,

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

TUG TAIKOD

SIN

THRE

DRY DOCK

Length: 7877Fee17 Length on Blocke 750 Feet

Depth on Car

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TRAVEL ACO. LINE

TO AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. 19.), Thursday Is Cairnu Townsville Bribsas, Sydney and Melbourne

BRITISH STEAMERS) CHANGTE TAIPING (KUNNERE

FASTEST 14 MOST, UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVIC MOTRIO LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP BURGEON; and 'STEWARDESS CARRIES Boy Your Short Leave in Amtraka and New Zealand- Hong Kong, Syday—19 Daya,

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY. 874 RE

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